Just did a report/presentation on the construction of the CPR for my civil engineering program - I've been listening to this for days. This is really one of those truly great Canadian songs.

So, World War 1 happened a hundred years ago as of a few weeks back. Some folks have taken the opportunity to make a pseudo real time history series on it, with a video a week for the next four years. This isn't pony reflated at all, but it is a potentially fascinating project and a really unique way to find out some history. It's only five videos in so far, so now is a good time to subscribe and get caught up.

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Today marks the seventh anniversary of my father's death. These three songs mark some of my strongest memories of him.

Anyone know any good father child stories? I'm in a melancholy mood tonight.

Did this at karaoke last night (Metallica version), been in my mind all day.

Just thought I had to share this. Someone created a (simplified) version of the classic Tapper (or Root Beer Tapper) with a pony theme. Simple, unpolished, but a pleasant enough diversion for a minute.

Also, I've been listening to a lot of Lightfoot recently. Enjoy.

So, I recently read Margaret Atwood's "Oryx and Crake". It's a dystopian/post-apocalyptic story from a truly incredible author, who rarely writes genre fiction (folks here are probably most likely to recognize her as the author of The Handmaid's Tale, another dystopian book, instead of her "better" works). It is both a dystopian story and an apocalyptic story, detailing the world both before and after the end. The reason I'm writing this is the former aspect.

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